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Galactic Dance

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noirlab_noirlab1912a December 19th, 2019

Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

Image of the interacting galaxy pair NGC 5394/5 obtained with NSF NOIRLab's Gemini North 8-meter telescope on Hawai'i's Maunakea using the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph in imaging mode. This four-color composite image has a total exposure time of 42 minutes

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab1912a/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: NGC 5394 • NGC 5395

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 13h 58m 35.2s; DEC = 37° 26’ 12.9”
Orientation: North is 100.0° CW
Field of View: 5.1 x 4.6 arcminutes
Constellation: Canes Venatici

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Gemini-N (GMOS-N)	Optical (H-alpha)	655.0 nm
	Gemini-N (GMOS-N)	Optical (I)	780.0 nm
	Gemini-N (GMOS-N)	Optical (R)	630.0 nm
	Gemini-N (GMOS-N)	Optical (G)	475.0 nm

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Green

Blue

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ID: noirlab1912a
Subject Category
Subject Name: NGC 5394, NGC 5395
Credits: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

Release Date: 2019-12-19T03:00:00
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab1912a/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes

Facility: Gemini North, Gemini North, Gemini North, Gemini North
Instrument: GMOS-N, GMOS-N, GMOS-N, GMOS-N
Color Assignment: Red, Orange, Green, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: H-alpha, I, R, G
Central Wavelength: 655, 780, 630, 475

Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID: None, None, None, None
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 209.646836635, 37.4369251504
Reference Dimension: 1886.0, 1724.0

Reference Pixel: 943.0, 862.0
Scale: -4.48765591839e-05, 4.48765591839e-05
Rotation: -99.959999999999965
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): NSF's NOIRLab
URL: https://noirlab.edu
Name: Edwin Moreno
Email

Telephone
Address: 950 North Cherry Ave.
City: Tucson
State/Province: AZ

Postal Code: 85719
Country: USA
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: NSF's NOIRLab
Publisher ID: noirlab
Resource ID: noirlab1912a

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noirlab1912a.tif
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Metadata Date: 2019-11-26T09:40:07-09:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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